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Mitsuru Motoi

JPN Died Aug 27, 2025 (age 83) Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1974–1974

Mitsuru Motoi represented Japan on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 245. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–1 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

245 (Nov 11, 1974)

Elo peak

1513 (6th percentile)

Singles record

1–1 (50.0%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Mitsuru Motoi's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
John Newcombe	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1974*	R32	Tokyo	ATP 250	Hard
Keishiro Yanagi	7-6 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 1974*	R64	Tokyo	ATP 250	Hard

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Mitsuru Motoi's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
John Newcombe	0	1	1	Oct 16, 1974	H2H
Keishiro Yanagi	1	0	1	Oct 15, 1974	H2H

Career Results

Mitsuru Motoi career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	32	1	1	2	50.0%	245	249
Career		1	1	2	50.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Mitsuru Motoi career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	32	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%

Advanced Stats

Mitsuru Motoi advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1974	32	1512	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-2.20	1–0	1–0	—	+0.05
Career		1513	104.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-2.20	1–0	1–0	—	+2.50

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Mitsuru Motoi ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	TKY	W-L Win %
1974	32	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

245

Career-high date

Nov 11, 1974

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Mitsuru Motoi ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	245	249
1975	33	257	—	281	293	302	300	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Mitsuru Motoi's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Akifumi Machidori	JPN	#245	1,514	3	1	2	33.3%	—	1974–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Frank Sedgman	AUS	#237	1,603	57	26	31	45.6%	$275	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Konstantin Pugayev	RUS	#281	1,528	6	3	3	50.0%	$750	1973–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Per Jemsby	SWE	#255	1,630	12	5	7	41.7%	—	1969–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Daniel Contet	FRA	#245	1,608	57	23	34	40.4%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Christoph Meyer	SUI	#301	1,544	6	3	3	50.0%	$1,665	1970–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Jim Osborne	USA	#211	1,811	239	118	121	49.4%	—	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Curtis	GBR	#235	1,696	129	53	76	41.1%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Greg Perkins	AUS	#265	1,505	46	19	27	41.3%	—	1969–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Colin Stubs	AUS	#274	1,583	48	21	27	43.8%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Isao Watanabe	JPN	#274	1,517	13	5	8	38.5%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Ian Harris	USA	#259	1,500	3	1	2	33.3%	—	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Mitsuru Motoi represent?: Mitsuru Motoi represents Japan in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Mitsuru Motoi left-handed or right-handed?: Mitsuru Motoi plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Mitsuru Motoi won?: Mitsuru Motoi has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mitsuru Motoi won?: TennisDB does not group any of Mitsuru Motoi's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Mitsuru Motoi's highest ATP ranking?: Mitsuru Motoi's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 245, first achieved on November 11, 1974.
What is Mitsuru Motoi's career win-loss record?: Mitsuru Motoi has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 1 losses (50.0%).
Which seasons of Mitsuru Motoi's career appear in TennisDB?: Mitsuru Motoi appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records in 1974.
Who has Mitsuru Motoi faced most often?: Mitsuru Motoi's most frequent opponent is John Newcombe, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.